Coe, Coventry, Samaranch, or an outsider? IOC elects president
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) elects a new president on Thursday in succession of Thomas Bach from seven ...
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IOC candidates make their final push ahead of voting
The race for the most powerful job in world sport is coming to a finish as the seven contenders for the International Olympic ...
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Samaranch unruffled by China links on eve of IOC presidential vote
Juan Antonio Samaranch Junior dismissed suggestions on Wednesday that it was unfair two Chinese members who sit on a ...
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Let the elections begin!
Seven candidates in the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidential election came to the most sacred Olympic site on Tuesday, two days before the contest to elect a new leader. Rain at Ancient ...
Power, politics, and the Olympic prize: IOC race heats up on Greece's sunlit shores
The slow-burn race for the most powerful job in world sport roared into life on Wednesday, set against the dazzling backdrop ...
Algerian boxer Khelif says she's not intimidated by Trump and targets second Olympic gold in LA
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif says that President Donald Trump's stance on gender in sports "does not intimidate" her and plans ...
Seb Coe’s struggle for the Olympic throne – and the Spanish kingpin trying to stop him
Coe is bidding to become president of the IOC in Thursday’s once-in-a-generation election, writes Lawrence Ostlere, but the ...
Olympics-IOC session opens in ancient Olympia as presidential election looms
The International Olympic Committee kicked of its session in Olympia, site of the ancient Games, on Tuesday that will ...
Juan Antonio Samaranch: "The most important thing is to maintain the success of the Olympic Games"
Sometimes coincidences can be interpreted as a symbolism of the cosmos. Last week, before traveling to Costa Navarino, Juan Antonio Samaranch finished reading The Rock of Tanios, a ...
In Thursday’s election for IOC president, Sebastian Coe’s once close friend may work against him
President Thomas Bach, who has been more lenient with Russia, likely prefers another candidate to Coe heading toward the Los ...
Peace is the watchword for Olympism, says Thomas Bach
His successor will be elected on March 20 but he will remain till June to ensure a smooth handover. Read more at straitstimes ...